Drama as car wipes out fire hydrant booster outside Gold Coast unit complex
RESIDENTS got a shock last night when a sedan smashed into a fire hydrant outside their unit complex on the Gold Coast, sending a torrent of water gushing down their street.
The dramatic scenes unfolded on Park Avenue in Burleigh Heads around 9pm on Saturday.
The red sedan mounted a footpath before smashing into a fire hydrant booster box outside The Village Apartments.
The sedan wiped out a fire hydrant booster box outside The Village Apartments in Burleigh Heads | Source: Google
The sedan wiped out a fire hydrant booster box outside The Village Apartments in Burleigh Heads | Source: Google
The impact was so great, the hydrant was ripped out of the ground, sending water gushing onto the road and down the sloping street.
The 22-year-old local man behind the wheel of the car walked away uninjured.
Thankfully, no bystanders were injured.
A car has collided with a fire hydrant on the Gold Coast spilling water all over the road. #7News pic.twitter.com/qHiMfrfyDG
— 7 News Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) November 11, 2017
